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review by Mike Turner photos by Jonaki Sanyal Note: This entry on Equalizer Chicago was delayed for about a week due to the overwhelming amount of SxSW awesomeness being updated live from Austin. Sorry for the inconvenience oh faithful readers. Time to get caught up on Chicago! ————————————– Ok people, this is going to beRead more…

words by Mike Turner photos by Brent Kado “Dope Rhymez” check, “sick beatz” yep, “deep cutz” uh-huh, “mad skillz” I would have to say yes, and by my estimation they were good enough to pay the “billz” as it turns out. If you thought that KEXP’s Equalizer Chicago was only for whiney hipster bands whoRead more…

Stuffed to the bursting point with seasonal delights, and soaked until saturated with a dingy mixture of spirits from around the globe in rolled Equalizer last Thursday just in time for the January show. “Hey, buddy, glad yer back, it’s been a while,” said darkroom. “How was yer Christmas and New Years, man? Can IRead more…

Arks live at Darkroom, Chicago, Equalizer Showcase photos by Heather Stumpf Well, folks, it’s officially winter here in Chicago. For about two weeks now just like we do every year, the citizens of this cruel moon have been sitting in shock consoling themselves with drawn shades and bottles of hooch whimpering things like “why?” andRead more…

Review by Mike Turner Photos by Heather Stumpf Iâ€™m sorry! Iâ€™m sorry! Iâ€™m sorry! Ok, um, how should I put this? I know youâ€™re mad because I was nowhere to be found last month and there you were, scrolling up and down the KEXP blog thinking â€œwait a minute, where is my regular riotous recapRead more…

written by Mike Turner photos by Alex Pilichowski Well kids, it was God damn hot in Chicago this week, some might even say â€œHot as Hellâ€ but if youâ€™re a real American and a true rocknâ€™rolling Chicagoan you fight fire with fire and thatâ€™s exactly what the windy cityâ€™s freedom loving, KEXP listening, terrorist fightingRead more…

Equalizer showcase turns Chicago scene on its head written by Mike Turner and Tobias Corteez photos by Alex Pilichowski This past Thursday, July 5th, marked the second installment of the newest and coolest monthly local music showcase in Chicago. Equalizer, sponsored by The Chicago Reader and KEXP, threw yet another kick-ass party at darkroom withRead more…

The Pumps perform the inaugural Equalizer showcase photo by Alex Pilichowski KEXPâ€™s newest local music showcase, Equalizer, kicked off this past Thursday night in Chicago at darkroom and it was a hit! Always up for another reason for drinking, revelry and rock and roll Chicagoâ€™s KEXP loyalists did not disappoint and they showed up inRead more…